British authorities warned drivers of 'serious disruption' on Monday as protestors seeking relief from high fuel costs used 'go-slow' convoys to cause traffic jams on major UK motorways over a wide swath of territory.
“People are at the end of their tether. This is hard-working, decent people who are fed up to their back teeth with the high cost of pump prices
. Across Europe, diesel is on average 25p cheaper and petrol 20p cheaper than in the UK. Germany cut fuel tax by 26p, Spain by 20p and Ireland by 17p. Why can’t the Government do the same? They did 5p in the Spring Statement and it didn’t even touch the sides.” That 5 pence tax cut came in March and is slated to last until March 2023. At the time, UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak
it as"the biggest cut to all fuel duty rates ever." The 8.6% cut left the tax at 53 pence per liter. she and her partner quit their jobs because they couldn't afford the commute. “It was costing us £380 [$460] a week just to get to and from work. I then lost a job two weeks ago because the company couldn’t afford to put fuel in that many lorries so last in, first out,”Protestors warned their next action might come in the form of a blockade on oil refineries.by farmers and truck drivers fighting taxes so high they represented 80% of the cost of gas, just one week of the tactic caused havoc, from huge lines at gas pumps to mail stoppages and grocery-rationing.
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